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Tim in Scotland Member Since: 30 May 2005 Location: Driving along in my automobile Posts: 17476 |
Rather than using the car’s electrical system have you thought about putting a small solar panel over rear mudguard like a luggage rack on the bike? Has the advantage that you can leave the bike all day at work charging while you aren’t using it if there are no charging points around, you might need to put a switch between the motor and the panel so you don’t blow up the panel when you start cycling though. I have a Dutch colleague who does that with his e-Bike. Unfortunately there are fewer Maplins stores around as they did a nice small battery trickle charger but if you use the forum search function you will find links to both the AA’s solar charger and the Maplin’s one (Maplin one was £11) 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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Fri Apr 27 2018 11:06am |
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jimbg Member Since: 29 Jan 2013 Location: By the River Dart Posts: 1817 |
I have 2 small boats with solar panels to charge the outboard battery and leave them permanently connected when in use.
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Fri Apr 27 2018 11:13am |
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JimmyMac Member Since: 06 Apr 2018 Location: Coventry Posts: 3 |
Nice idea, I am minded to remove the battery (the expensive bit) and charge it under my desk once at work. It seems that might be enough that I don't need to plug in anywhere else as the advertised range on these things can be between 50-120 miles!
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Fri Apr 27 2018 11:17am |
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Tim in Scotland Member Since: 30 May 2005 Location: Driving along in my automobile Posts: 17476 |
What sort of battery is it? I have a Gtech battery lawn mower and they have a special cylindrical battery that fits into a (very expensive) G tech charger, the same battery and charger is used for their battery assisted bikes. The charger is small and the battery light to carry and plugs into a 13amp socket. 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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Fri Apr 27 2018 11:26am |
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JimmyMac Member Since: 06 Apr 2018 Location: Coventry Posts: 3 |
https://www.brompton.com/Brompton-Electric
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Fri Apr 27 2018 11:31am |
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Tim in Scotland Member Since: 30 May 2005 Location: Driving along in my automobile Posts: 17476 |
Looks a nice bike but I wonder what the final price will be if they are asking for a £200 deposit - the GTech bikes don’t fold up and are pretty pricey - the plain Jane bikes are around £900 and the e-Mountain bike is £1900 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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Fri Apr 27 2018 12:56pm |
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d-9 Member Since: 10 Jan 2017 Location: Herefordshire Posts: 302 |
I use a regular Brompton in this situation, theyre brilliant bikes
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Fri Apr 27 2018 11:45pm |
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Pufftmw Member Since: 23 May 2012 Location: Carmarthenshire Posts: 1052 |
eBikes are the mutt's nuts
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Sat Apr 28 2018 9:40am |
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HughN Member Since: 10 Sep 2017 Location: Near Llanybydder Posts: 651 |
C5 anyone? |
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Sat Apr 28 2018 10:06am |
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IRBails Member Since: 22 Nov 2013 Location: Wollongong Posts: 865 |
I have a Bosch e-bike and have just installed the de - restrictor. a very easy install and this solves the speed problem. M16 SVD8 ,4.4 HSE with a few extras, Sold R50 , Wife SQ5 , BMW R1200GSW. |
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Thu Mar 05 2020 10:58pm |
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Rusty Ranger Member Since: 03 Jan 2020 Location: East Sussex Posts: 61 |
I bought a Giant E Mountain Bike. It is a wonderful thing and such fun to ride. Too big to easily sling in the boot for commuting though. |
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Thu Mar 05 2020 11:42pm |
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